Time Management!

Time management! Yup, that’s a weakness lately. Normally, I’m pretty good about balancing my time-work, church, school, family, social life, and personal God time- but lately…well, lately, it’s been a struggle.  Some days there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get accomplished all that I think I need too. Those are the days I open my calendar and then quickly shut it because I’m immediately overwhelmed!  This past Sunday, I simply had had enough! I opened my calendar and quickly slammed it shut and then I did what I should’ve done long before now-I prayed! That’s right folks, I prayed over my calendar. When it was all said and done, I realized that there were just too many things going on in that book (yes, I’m old school and keep an actual paper calendar!) So, I took the time to prioritize. The first thing I did was schedule my alone time with God. For some that sounds silly, but since He’s my FIRST priority, I made sure that He is in my book-after all, I definitely want to be in His book!

You’re probably asking yourself “What does this have to do with the youth at Main Street?” Well, ladies and gentleman, it has EVERYTHING to do with the youth!  As adults, we often get bogged down with all of those things that WE think we need to do and put God and church on the back burner.  It’s a lesson that we are teaching our children. They see us putting off church attendance because we have things that HAVE to be done TODAY-sending the message that church isn’t a big priority. Do they see you spending time in Gods word? Do you talk to them about God, about something you’ve studied recently, about what they’re studying? In short, where’s God in your household schedule? Is He in your book?